Hometown/Resides: Seoul, South Korea

Birthdate: May 2, 1992 – currently 24 years, 5 months, 7 days

Qualified for LPGA Tour: Tied for 6th at the 2014 LPGA Final Qualifying School

Rookie Year: 2015

Turned Professional: 2010

Victories

LPGA: Third career LPGA victory and third of the season

PREVIOUS LPGA WINS: 2016 Coates Golf Championship Presented by R+L Carriers, 2016 HSBC Women’s Champions

KLPGA: Has six career victories in five seasons on the LPGA of Korea; Was the 2013 Player of the Year and money list winner

Rolex Rankings

Ha Na is projected to move from 12th back into the top-10 at 8th in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings. She had been ranked as high as 5th in the World earlier this season.

Money

CAREER: With the $300,000 first-place check, Ha Na moves from 144th to 130th on the LPGA Career Money List and crosses the $2 million dollar mark with $2,082,751 in career earnings
SEASON: Ha Na becomes the ninth player to cross the $1 million mark in 2016 with $1,199,719 this season and is projected to move from 12th to 7th on the LPGA Tour Official Money List

Race To The CME Globe

Earns 500 points toward the Race to the CME Globe standings and moves from 9th to 4th in the Race to CME Globe with a total of 2,472 points

Tournament Specific

Winner in her first career start at the Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship
Her third round of 10-under par (62) tied the tournament course record set by Inbee Park in 2014
Jang joins Park as the second South Korean player to win this event in its six-year history

2016 In A Nutshell on the LPGA

17 events, 17 cuts made, $1,199,719, 3 victories, 4 additional top-10s

Of Note

Ha Na is the third player with at least three victories on the LPGA this season (Ariya Jutanugarn - 5, Lydia Ko - 4)
Ha Na is one of six South Korean players to win on the LPGA Tour in 2016 (nine wins total) and the third in a row (In Gee Chun - The Evian Championship, In-Kyung Kim - Reignwood LPGA Classic)
Became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the Coates Golf Championship Presented by R+L Carriers; one of seven in 2016

In The Winner's Cirlce With Ha Na Jang From Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship

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